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TX SB1742
Bill
Status
2/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Hughes
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AI Summary
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Requires all Texas public school students to receive instruction in the "Success Sequence" at least twice before graduation, specifically in grades 6 and 10, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year
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Defines the Success Sequence as three sequential milestones for economic prosperity: (1) obtaining at least a high school degree with additional workforce training, (2) securing full-time employment, and (3) marrying before having children
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Directs the State Board of Education to develop grade-appropriate curriculum describing positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the Success Sequence, incorporating evidence from specified academic studies by The Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Authorizes the State Board of Education to partner with Texas-based nonprofit organizations with established experience teaching the Success Sequence for curriculum development
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Allows school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to integrate the instruction into existing health, economics, or personal financial literacy courses
Legislative Description
Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools.
Education
Last Action
Co-author authorized
4/24/2025